Bloomberg The US government said an overwhelming crush by immigrants crossing the southern border justifies a new rule restricting asylum applications from Central Americans who haven’t sought protection from persecution or torture in another country through which they passed. The Justice Department filed its response to a request by immigrant rights’ groups for an emergency court order to halt enforcement ...

Bloomberg Pressured by his closest advisers to force a snap election, Matteo Salvini is hesitating. The usually hyper-active deputy premier is keeping the country waiting as he considers whether to take his biggest political gamble yet and pull out of Italy’s fractious populist coalition. The leader of the rightist League is looking to capitalise on his victory in May’s European ...

Bloomberg The European Union is preparing to offer the next British PM a Brexit extension beyond October 31 to provide yet another attempt to reach an agreement, The Guardian reported, citing unidentified EU officials. The extra period of membership, while allowing for an agreement to be reached, could be billed to members of the Conservative Party as an opportunity to ...